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People ask me all the time about the name of my blog, Little Hollywood. Little Hollywood was the name of the shantytown down along the shores of what is now Capitol Lake, a place where some lively characters of Olympia lived. It was our "Hooverville" from the 1920s through the early 1950s. Well, as we know, our area has a lot of interesting, talented, educated characters, and the point of this blog is to help shine the light on some of our "stars" that might not ordinarily be heard through corporate media outlets. So, the name has a double meaning. And since it's my blog, it's Janine's Little Hollywood. Enjoy!

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Thank you for visiting my blog! As a photographer, I also have a website, http://www.littlehollywoodphotography.com. I love Olympia and meet a lot of people who tell me great stories. I love to learn, and hope this blog of local news will be just another source of information for you. Please don't be shy to leave comments. I have set it up so the comments are private first, until I publish them, so if you don't want your comment published, just tell me so. And oh yeah, I'd appreciate it if corporate media or other news outlets did not steal my stories. Please ask if you'd like to reprint my story in your publication or at least give credit where credit is due if you read it here first. Associated Press standards consider blogs a legitimate news source and should be treated as such. Thank you!

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Eight candidates have applied for the appointment to
Olympia City Council, Position #4, which will be vacant January 1 due to the
election of Cheryl Selby as Mayor. The deadline to apply for the position was December 14.

The person who is appointed will serve for
approximately 23 months, until the November 2017 General Election results are
certified.

Interviews will be held at 5:30 p.m. on January 4,
2016, and January 6, 2016, if needed, in the Olympia City Council Chambers, 601
4th Avenue East. The sessions will be open for public viewing and taped for
replay on Thurston Community Television (TCTV).

After completing the initial interviews, the city council
will decide the next steps in the process, such as whether to select an
individual that evening, develop a short list of applicants for a second round
of interviews or solicit additional applicants.

The city council has up to 90 days to make a
selection. If a selection is not made within 90 days, the decision rests with
the county board of commissioners per RCW 42.12.070.

The council intends, however, to appoint someone in
time to participate as a member at the council’s annual goal setting retreat on
January 8-9, 2016.

Jones
Decides to Stay on Council

In an open letter provided to Little Hollywood on Monday, Olympia city councilmember Nathaniel
Jones announced his intention to stay on the council, and not seek the state
House of Representatives for the 22nd District.

“The enthusiastic support I have received from all
corners of the district has been extraordinary.
I have been moved by the trust placed in me to represent the needs and
the values of our community and our state,” says Jones in his letter.

“…I am not disappointed in my decision to stay with
the City Council; this is not a concession, rather, the Council provides the
best fit for me at this time. I am
excited about serving the City and I am convinced that this is the place where
I can be the most effective.

“It was only a month ago that Olympia voters
reelected me to the City Council. These
next four years present unique challenges for our community. The South Sound
region is making a meaningful comeback from the Great Recession. Olympia and its partners are at the heart of
it all. Rebuilding our economy and our
community requires local leaders and an understanding of how this region works.

“…As we enter 2016 and the presidential campaign
year, there are many local races and issues which need your attention. Public policy issues affecting our community
are at a cross-road; our education system depends on upon unreliable local
districts across the state to meet basic needs, our energy systems are not
evolving fast enough to overcome the negatives of fossil fuel dependence, our
regressive tax structure does not reflect our intent, and both economic
development and social equity lag. Yet
there is good news. We know how to fix
these issues; they can be addressed within our existing systems. All we need is people who are willing to get
involved and get creative. We can affect
the outcome of critical policy issues,” said Jones.